Characters can group together into parties and work together to achieve short-term goals, or create guilds, which serve as long-term social networks.
Combat experience was gained through defeating enemies, crafting from creating items, and social from joining guilds and doing guild quests.
The Greeks and Romans introduced the origins of health and life insurance c. 600 BCE when they created guilds called "benevolent societies" which cared for the families of deceased members, as well as paying funeral expenses of members.
In 1490, they created guilds for their various trades.
As you progress, more options become available such as the ability to create guilds or use better equipment.
Further, should it be necessary to create other guilds in the future, no guild might be created except by unanimous vote of the Council.
Additionally, subscribers would have access to a Hardcore mode, special PvP arenas and a PvP ladder, the ability to bypass server queues, a shared storage space with room for 40 items instead of 20, the ability to create guilds, the ability to achieve officer status in guilds, and 24-hour customer support.
This allowed users to create clans or guilds on the Xfire website and invite members (recruits can also ask to join).
The new town was permitted to have one fair a week, and to create several guilds.